Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-04
OCEANICA.
Everything Quiet In King
Kalakua's Domain.
CANADA'S NEW MAIL SERVICE,
Chinese Not Wanted in Queens
land-MissiOnaries Killed
in New Guinea.
Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald

Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald. |
SAN FRANcIsco, September 3.-The
steamship Alameda, from Sydney,
Australia, having touched at Homo
lulu August 9th, arrived here at noon
to-day. Affairs in the Hawaiian king
dom continue to remain tranquil. An
active political canvass is being made
for the election under the new consti-
tuition, which will occur September
l12th. Nominees for the new House
of Mobiles and House of Representa-
tives are nearly all Americans or
Englishmen.
THE KING NOT POPULAR.
A banquet was given by the Honolulu
Rifles at their armory, on August 25th,
to which the King was invited, but
sent his regrets. In speeches made
at the banquet American and English
rulers were toasted heartily, but the
health OF the King did not bring out
any response.
GERMANY's ACTION WITH SAMOA.
The Hawaiian Ambassadors have
! returned from Samoa, and report that
| the German naval squadron had sailed
from Sydney for the Island, and the
belief was prevalent that the German
| flag would be raised, despite the ac-
ton by the conference in progress at
Washington.
HAYsELDEN's CASE DISMISSED.
F H. Hayselden, son-in-law of ex-
Minister Gibson, of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, was on trial in Honolulu on
August 10 OH charge of forgery pre-
ferred against him during the progress
of the revolutionary movement, and
was discharged after full hearing.
THE CONSTITUTION WILL STAND.
Clarence w. Ashford, Attorney Gen
eral in the new Hawaiian Cabinet, was
a passenger on the Alameda, arrived
to-day. Speaking of the revolution in
the kingdom, he said the feeling of the
populace was largely in favor Of a re-
public, but that there was no doubt
that the new constitution would be
sustained, and if accepted properly by
Kalakua, he could remain on the
throne.
THE ENGLISH LOAN TO BE PAID.
Official advices were received from
New Zealand to the effect that a Brit.
ish squadron had received definite
orders to sail for Honolulu, and were
supposed to carry explicit instructions
relating to the payment OF the recently
negotiated British loan. The new
Hawaiian government has decided te
pay the loan, but minus the excessive
commissions demanded for negotiating
the loan.
AUSTRALIAN sADvICEs.
By the arrival of the steamer Ala
media to-day advices are received from
Sydney to August 10th and from Auck-
land to August 18th.
NEW MAIL SERVICE.
In New South Wales. day or two
before the steamer sailed, Agent-gen-
eral Woods, of the Canadian Pacific,
read paper before the Sydney Cham
Der Of Commerce, proposing to estab-
lish a mail service via Vancouver,
with the aid of the colonial subsidy.
The chamber discussed the subject
without taking action.
JOHN CHINAMAN NOT WANTED.
In Queensland all the Cinnamon
have been ordered to leave the new
gold fields at Clermont. The China
men are resisting with force, as sew
eral are getting good gold and decline
to leave. Great trouble is anticipated
as the police force is insufficient.
TAXES TO BE IMPOSED.
An anti-Chinese, open-air meeting
was held at South Brisbane, Queens.
land, on the 9th ult. A resolution
was unanimously passed calling upon
the Legislature to protect the white
population by stringent legislation, in
Guiding poll tax of not less than e100
and an annual tax of g10 on all Chi
nese in the Colony.
| MISSIONARIES MAssACRED.
An expedition into New Guinea has
been dispatched to inquire into and
punish the perpetrators of the recent
massacre of missionaries and native
Christians at the mouth of the Heath
river. They attacked the Moreari
village and had fight with the
natives.
MANY MEN KILLED.
Several were killed and number
wounded. One of the attacking party
was wounded by an arrow, but not
seriously. AT subsequent expedition
the natives fed and their village was
burned.
GOLD IMPORTED.
The Alameda brought from the
Bank of Australia thirty-eight boxes
of British sovereigns containing alto
gether coin amounting in value toe190,
600 or nearly 81 ,0OO,000 The treasure
was shipped to the Anglo-Californian
and it is destined for the mint in this
city to be made into American coin.
The shipment is an unusually large
one.
PHENIX PENCILLINGS.